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Originally appearing in Volume V21, Page 69 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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PELLA  , the

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capital of
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ancient
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Macedonia under
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Philip II . (who transferred the seat of
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government hither from
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Edessa) and
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Alexander the
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Great, who was
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born here . It seems to have retained some importance up to the
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time of
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Hadrian . Scanty remains exist and some springs in the neighbourhood are still known as the
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baths of Pei . The site (identified by
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Leake) is occupied by the
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village of Neochori (Turk . Feni-Keui) about 32 M.
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north-
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west of Salonika .

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